Cash transfers to the needy, not rations, way forward

Greater funds accountability for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially within the third world where corruption levels are high, will be a key success factor in realising set milestones.

The recent advent of cash transfer programmes such as Kenya’s Hunger Safety Net Programme (HSNP) that targets Turkana, Mandera, Wajir and Marsabit, raises the key question of whether to utilise intermediary implementing organisations or if it is more effective to directly transfer cash to the target populations.